河南省驻马店市新蔡县2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语模拟试题（含答案）.pdfVIP

河南省驻马店市新蔡县2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语

模拟试题

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一、听力(共两节，满分30分)略

二、阅读理解(共两节，共20小题.每小题2.5分，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分)

A

VastlandsofAmericaaredominatedbycorn,nearly100macresofit,stretchingfromOhioto

theDakotas.Whatoncewasforesttodayproducesthecornthatfeedspeople,cattleand,whenmade

intoethanol(乙醇),cars.

Now,thenation’sairlineswanttopowertheirplaneswithcorn,too.UnitedAirlinessigneda

dealwithaNebraskaethanolcompanytobuyenoughsustainablefuel,topower50,000flightsayear.

Thegovernmentcoulddecideonitstaxincentives(税收激励)fortheindustryassoonasDecember.

“Markmywords,thenext20years,cornfarmersaregoingtoprovide95%ofallthesustainable

airlinefuel,”PresidentBidensaidinJuly.

Theairlines’ambitiousgoalwouldlikelyrequirenearlydoublingethanolproduction,which

airlinessay,withgreatexpectation,woulddecreasetheirgreenhousegasemissions.Iftheysucceed,

itcouldtransformAmerica’sCornBelt,stimulatingfarmersandethanolproducers,butpotentially

furtherdamagingoneofthenation’smostimportantresources:groundwater.

Cornrequiresalotofwatertogrowanditcantakehundredsofgallonstoproduceasingle

gallonofethanol.Butasairlinestaketheideaofethanol,thevitalgroundwaterfacesseriousrisks.

“We’reontracktomassivelyincreasewaterusagewithoutanyrealsenseofhowsensitiveour

groundwateris,”saidJeffreyBroberg,whoisconcernedaboutgroundwaterinMinnesota,amajor

cornstate.

TheDepartmentofEnergysaidinastatementthat“wateruseisacriticalpartofthe

conversationsurroundingbio-energysustainability”.Itpointedtoa2022departmentstudythat

concludedthattheUnitedStatescouldsignificantlyreducepressureongroundwaterbyshiftingfuel

productionawayfromwate